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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shweta Sharma

China says it stands with India against ‘bully’ Trump’s trade tariffs

China’s envoy to India has said Beijing “firmly stands with India” and denounced the US as a “bully” for imposing a 50 per cent tariff on New Delhi, in the latest sign of warning ties between the long hostile Asian giants.

China’s ambassador Xu Feihong made the remarks following a series of high-levels talks between Indian and Chinese officials, seemingly pushed together by a shared trade adversary in US president Donald Trump.

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